tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post3312942559483017248..comments2015-07-29T15:05:25.550-06:00Comments on Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog: Father's Day 2013: Memories of our Dad, Russell M. BloodDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-10760299309522193802013-06-16T22:51:32.827-06:002013-06-16T22:51:32.827-06:00Dovetail corners is correct. It was a beautiful b...Dovetail corners is correct. It was a beautiful box, but so used and worn. If it goes to Antiques Roadshow, it will be worthless because it lacks the original finish.<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569698790555557740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-82454203853461369082013-06-16T12:06:18.899-06:002013-06-16T12:06:18.899-06:00Judy, the woodbox - I have a picture of it somewhe...Judy, the woodbox - I have a picture of it somewhere in these piles of it when it was brand new. It is the only woodbox I know that has dovetail joints. Maybe it will be ready for Antiques Roadshow someday?Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-58645326253249559772013-06-15T15:33:39.705-06:002013-06-15T15:33:39.705-06:00I feel like we all were just sitting around the di...I feel like we all were just sitting around the dinner table together and letting the talk flow. Couldn&#39;t be better.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569698790555557740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-23561976019556686522013-06-15T15:00:21.799-06:002013-06-15T15:00:21.799-06:00that would be 1000ththat would be 1000thSteve Bloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461084071883064196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-66494657090381567302013-06-15T14:59:29.874-06:002013-06-15T14:59:29.874-06:00Funny how this all comes out. I was pushing some ...Funny how this all comes out. I was pushing some curly maple through the table saw Friday and realized for the one thousanth time that I was using the push stick that father had fashioned probably 20 years ago. I was so bad at woodworking in Jr High that the shop teacher had to help me finish my project, but Dad never gave up on me when I wanted to make something. I remeber the first piece of marquetry I did, when I showed him the pattern his response was, &quot;are you Nuts?&quot; Still am a little nuts but Dad cleared a path for me anyway. Happy Fathers Day to all.Steve Bloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461084071883064196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-4291497135422611582013-06-14T20:05:50.713-06:002013-06-14T20:05:50.713-06:00I was thinking that it was high time Dad got to my...I was thinking that it was high time Dad got to my house for his monthly haircut, because I am running short on his payment: a kiss and a hug. And I recently painted the wood box that he made for me in 1986. The wood had become dirty looking and I wondered if he would approve of the paint. Funny how we still care about those things even though I am sure he is way beyond it.<br />Every time I look at my left hand with the funny knot in the palm, I think of Dad&#39;s hand and how he continued to use it even after it had curled significantly. This last week I noticed the beginning of a knot in my right hand, so now I&#39;ll have 2 to remind me of Dad.<br />Thanks for your writing Dwight. We count on you......<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569698790555557740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-50284604753960921322013-06-14T18:54:40.723-06:002013-06-14T18:54:40.723-06:00I tried to write something earlier, but gave up. D...I tried to write something earlier, but gave up. Dad was, and still is, such a blessing in our lives. Wouldn&#39;t he have fun with our nonsense these days. Weren&#39;t we blessed to have so little in a few ways and to be so rich in all the ways that counted? Thank you for stirring up tender memories.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652616779595499610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-78558825530616808312013-06-14T16:01:55.361-06:002013-06-14T16:01:55.361-06:00Thank you again, Dwight. You manage to give us an...Thank you again, Dwight. You manage to give us an overall perspective on the blessings we had in growing up in the family we had. One thing about Dad that I realized when he died in March of 1993 - he was greatly loved by his children, in-laws, and grandchildren in spite of his difficulties and less than perfect life. He just kept trying, no matter how hard life was. The saving grace for me in that lesson was and is that I don&#39;t have to perfect, either (impossible) - just on the path. Dad taught us a lot in his life and ours, and we all shared special bonds with him.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-74774799316378955652013-06-14T14:13:50.236-06:002013-06-14T14:13:50.236-06:00What a gift you have in expressing memories and th...What a gift you have in expressing memories and the lovely tribute to our father. You certainly touch my heart and bring on the tears. Thank you for this remarkable bit of bringing out so much of who and what our father was. I know that it is because of Dad&#39;s and Mother&#39;s devotion to each other and to us that has kept the six of us so close for all these years. Happy Father&#39;s day, Daddy! I love you.Louise Bloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13720563725669666384noreply@blogger.com